180 Days Abroad with the Chinese Locals: What Textbooks and Classrooms Don't Tell Us About China

"180 Days Abroad with the Chinese Locals" is from an American, who worked and lived in China and learned the Chinese way of life from the locals.

Aldo’s life drastically changed in July 2013. Five days after his MBA graduation ceremony, he was on an airplane to China. For 180 days, he resided in Langfang (Hebei province) with locals at "Yang Guang Jai He," a community that doesn’t have a street address and is unknown on Google Maps. Aldo worked for a Chinese corporation; was an English teacher at a five employee Chinese startup, and he traveled to different cities throughout the People's Republic of China (PRC), which included Langfang, Tianjin, Shijiazhuang, Beijing, and Shanghai.

Aldo talks about how a "when in doubt, send it out" moment resulted in an unexpected journey of a lifetime. He shares how he was able to adapt to an entirely different lifestyle and culture and pop the culture-shock bubble in a short amount of time. Aldo discusses the unforeseen surprises, his memorable moments, the highs and lows, Chinese business practices, the aftermath of Langfang, and so on. He doesn’t claim to be a subject matter expert on the Chinese way of life. With the help of some Chinese locals, and from the many conversations Aldo had logged in a journal, "180 Days Abroad with the Chinese Locals" reveals topics that textbooks and classrooms don’t tell us about China from a real-world point of view.

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180 Days Abroad with the Chinese Locals: What Textbooks and Classrooms Don't Tell Us About China

"180 Days Abroad with the Chinese Locals" is from an American, who worked and lived in China and learned the Chinese way of life from the locals.

Aldo’s life drastically changed in July 2013. Five days after his MBA graduation ceremony, he was on an airplane to China. For 180 days, he resided in Langfang (Hebei province) with locals at "Yang Guang Jai He," a community that doesn’t have a street address and is unknown on Google Maps. Aldo worked for a Chinese corporation; was an English teacher at a five employee Chinese startup, and he traveled to different cities throughout the People's Republic of China (PRC), which included Langfang, Tianjin, Shijiazhuang, Beijing, and Shanghai.

Aldo talks about how a "when in doubt, send it out" moment resulted in an unexpected journey of a lifetime. He shares how he was able to adapt to an entirely different lifestyle and culture and pop the culture-shock bubble in a short amount of time. Aldo discusses the unforeseen surprises, his memorable moments, the highs and lows, Chinese business practices, the aftermath of Langfang, and so on. He doesn’t claim to be a subject matter expert on the Chinese way of life. With the help of some Chinese locals, and from the many conversations Aldo had logged in a journal, "180 Days Abroad with the Chinese Locals" reveals topics that textbooks and classrooms don’t tell us about China from a real-world point of view.

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180 Days Abroad with the Chinese Locals: What Textbooks and Classrooms Don't Tell Us About China

180 Days Abroad with the Chinese Locals: What Textbooks and Classrooms Don't Tell Us About China

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180 Days Abroad with the Chinese Locals: What Textbooks and Classrooms Don't Tell Us About China
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180 Days Abroad with the Chinese Locals: What Textbooks and Classrooms Don't Tell Us About China

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"180 Days Abroad with the Chinese Locals" is from an American, who worked and lived in China and learned the Chinese way of life from the locals.

Aldo’s life drastically changed in July 2013. Five days after his MBA graduation ceremony, he was on an airplane to China. For 180 days, he resided in Langfang (Hebei province) with locals at "Yang Guang Jai He," a community that doesn’t have a street address and is unknown on Google Maps. Aldo worked for a Chinese corporation; was an English teacher at a five employee Chinese startup, and he traveled to different cities throughout the People's Republic of China (PRC), which included Langfang, Tianjin, Shijiazhuang, Beijing, and Shanghai.

Aldo talks about how a "when in doubt, send it out" moment resulted in an unexpected journey of a lifetime. He shares how he was able to adapt to an entirely different lifestyle and culture and pop the culture-shock bubble in a short amount of time. Aldo discusses the unforeseen surprises, his memorable moments, the highs and lows, Chinese business practices, the aftermath of Langfang, and so on. He doesn’t claim to be a subject matter expert on the Chinese way of life. With the help of some Chinese locals, and from the many conversations Aldo had logged in a journal, "180 Days Abroad with the Chinese Locals" reveals topics that textbooks and classrooms don’t tell us about China from a real-world point of view.


Product Details

BN ID: 2940153858517
Publisher: Aldo A. Quintana
Publication date: 12/07/2016
Sold by: Smashwords
Format: eBook
File size: 1 MB

About the Author

Aldo A. Quintana is an independent author and editor of the nonfiction/memoir "180 Days Abroad with the Chinese Locals." The book is from the experience he had working and living in Langfang, Hebei, China, for six months in 2013. During his time in the People's Republic of China (PRC), Aldo worked for a Chinese corporation and was an English teacher at a five employee Chinese startup.  ​ AAQ spent eighteen months writing, editing, and formatting the paperback. He enjoys reading books (nonfiction, self-help, and memoirs) and is a member of the “Goodreads Author" network. Aldo is a California native from the San Francisco Bay Area. He holds a master’s and bachelor’s degree in business administration.

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